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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24
A VAIL FROM GALVESTON.

AS was expected, the Galveston News is
out with its usual TRADE against what it Is
pleased to term the Claw and Literary
College at Austin" Purposely ignoring all
the facts in the case, emitting to state
that The STATESMAN, in its article. was
simply indorsing recent resolution of
the Farmers State Alliance to the effect
that the Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege should be consolidated with the Uni
versity to the extent of both being placed
under the management of the same board
of regents; and also treating the board of
regents as thus organized as a strictly
Austin institution, when it well knows
that the present board has upon it but
one gentleman from Austin, the News
flaps its wings and screeches for the med
ical branch at Galveston. The News is as
much frightened about that medical
branch as the hen with one duck that she
can not keep on the land. "The partial
neglect of the Agricultural and Nechan-
ical college, and the total neglect of the
Medical college," of which the News go
feelingly speaks, is soley due to the pol
icy it would have perpetusted, the policy
of each institution waging war on the
o'her at every session Of the legislature,
and each thus failing of its purpose. The
position of the News is absurd, for no
one can question the fact that
the harmony secured by the plan
suggested by the Farmers Alliance, would
work to the speedy and lasting good of
everyone of these three institutions. The
News would dispute the most ancient of
aIioms-would blast the truism that Sin
union there is strength" would, in its
selfish concern for home institution, try
to impede work that must bear fruit in
greatly Strengthening such university
as the constitution bodied forth in its
creating act, university proper in every
sense of the word, with its literary, law
and medical branches, and these supple
mented by the additional feature of an
Agricultural and Mechanical college. Such
localism is despicable in the News, and is
but poor cover for that paper to try to
hide its head by fling at an Austin
board of regents. Such a statement
deceiyes no one and only weakens vrbat
little case the News might have had.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION.

The majorities of the recent election in
Virginia are all at length definitely and
officially settled, and announcement there
of made in the dispatches, this morning.
The democrats, we are told, have 26 in the
senate and 81 in the house, against IA in
the senate and 81 in the house for the re-
publicans, one independents; and demo-
cratic majority on joint ballot of Al.
The last legislature stood: Senate, 80
democrats and 10 republicans; house, 20
democrats and 80 republicans. The
democratic majority on Joint ballot was
60. This might be considered q democratic
loss, for which the protection features
of the platform of the democratic party
of Virginia, on which the contest was
fought, might be held responsible. But,
comparing the political history of the
Old Dominion for the last fifteen years,
there is nothing in Sthe present cutting
down of the democratic majority on legis.
lative joint ballot to occasion any I'M
easiness about Virginia in the campaign
of 1888. On the contrary, upon
an inspection of the election
returns of that state since the
election of Grant in 1872, the conclu-
sion is unavoidable that the people of
Virginia, having turned their backs on
Malone and Mahoneism, are solidly wheel
ing into the old democratic line, and will
be found on that front next year. In
1872, for president, Virginia went repub.
lican for president by 1900 majority,
The year following she gave $4,000 ma
jority for the democrats, and nearly
the same in 1876. In 1881,
for governor, the republicans carried the
state by over II 900. In 1884 Clevelands
majority was 6,14l. In 1855 the demo-
Gratis increased it to 10000. There is no
room to doubt that Virginia is soundly
democratic, her fluctuations on party lines
having been brought about by readjust-
erism and other local questions, and the
influence of Mahoneism-the stumbling
block in the last campaign being the mis-
taken position taken by the dem
ocrats on the tariff. Next year
the Virginia democracy, aligned
under a national platform, with tariff for
revenue only plank in it, will, there is
strong reason to believe, fully and COM
pletely redeem their state. Virginia natu-
rally belongs to the democrats. Her in
terests and the sympathy of her people
are with the party founded by one of her
own sons, and we believe that, having had
enough of bedraggling her robes in the
mire of epublicanism, she will hereafter
be found democratio state, not capable
of being included in the doubtful list.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24
CLEVELAND STILL on TOP.

Land Commissioner Sparks goes out of
Office pleading the baby act, in that he
bewails his loss of $4,000 incurred during
his official term, and this because of his
sacrificing his private business upon the
altar of his country's good. He says h
received for his ar6uous aud trying toll,
for "nearly three years of almost in
cessant, hard, brain-racking work" for
all this, "but little more than my board
Now, board is not high in Washington,
living is not nearly so dear there as
in Austin, and the only solu-
ton of Mr.. Sparks bitter lament
is either that the government must
have given him about $1,000 a year, or
else he boarded at the Arlington with ex-
tras thrown in, and at about so or $15 a
day. At all events, the kick did not come
about the salary until he was asked &c
step down and out. He should have
thought of his salary and his board bill
before he accepted the Office, as Uncle
Sam, in these days, don't have to go beg
cling to find competent men to fill his ia
offices; and, doubtless, many man could
have boarded cheaper in Washington thai
it seems Mr.. Sparks did.
: But what the country is now inter
ested about is not Mr.. Sparks
wine list, or even his boar
bill, but the question at issu
between Sparks and his superior
Secretary Lamar. And the nation wi
back Mr.. Lamsr's judgment and that o
President Cleveland even against that o
the we'll fed Sparks. Nor will it be be
lieved that the administration, that ha
reclaimed so much land from the railroads
would, in this instance, recede from ii
position in dealing with railroads an
grant them more land than was found t
be enclosed in former grants, unless tn
law and the facts made such a step abso
lutely necessary. President Cleveland, Il
stated by Secretary Lamar, is the autho
of the most excellent land reform polio
that has marked this administration. o.
that policy he has made for himsel
and his administration many friends, anc
he cannot afford, nor will he now turl
back in his course. His and Secretar
Lamar's decision in the matter at issue be
tween them and Sparks is not inconsist
ent with that policy, and Mr.. Sparks
removal takes stumbling block out o
their way in pushing through to success
the plans they have so well mapped out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24

You can rake Texas with fine tooth
sjmb, and you will not find brighter
business man in the state than Joseph
Male. He is just the clever gentleman
that the people of Austin need for mayor
and he will make most appropriate chief
magistrate of this city when we have our
great celebration next May. With thou
sinds of first class business men here on
that occasion, from all parts of the United
States, it behooveG the people of Austin
to have business man for mayor of
whom they can all be truly proud,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24
Congress.
Frlm the Baltimore Herald.

| From the Baltimore Herald.
The day for the opening of the Fiftieth
| congress is near at hand, and already
few representatives and senators are stray
ing into Washington to arrange their
winter quarters. The session will be a
long one, and inasmuch as its proceedings
will run into the next presidential canvass
they will be watched with unusual popular
interest.
The first business on hand in the house
will be the selection of speaker, and,
though Mr.. Carlisle will have to face a
| contest for his seat there is not much
doubt that he will be reelected as presid
ing officer. There seems to be general
impression that the contestant, Thobe,
has no case, and that Mr.. Carllsles tenure
is in no danger. His popularity with
both republicans and democrats will
doubtless secure for him a continuance in
the Office which he has administered with
commendsble fairness and impartiality.
1t is not probable that there will be an!
great amount of important legislation at
the approaching session. The outlook is
that it will be more devoted, by the lead
ers of the opposing parties, to the manu-
featuring OF campaign material for the
summer and fall of 1888. The democrats
will certainly introduce new tariff re-
ductjon ILL, but there is no more pros
pect that the free traders, led by Mills,
and the protectionists, led by Randall,
will be brought closer together at this
term than they werenat the last 1t is
clear that there will be no tariff legisla-
ton, at least until the second session of
the Fiftieth congress. The surplus is
burning problem that ought TO be dis
posed of with the utmost prompti-
tude; but so it was year ago. Presi-
dent Cleveland will again urge
upon congress the necessity of doing
something to stop the stupendous &C
emulation of money in the treasury
vaults, but it may be that this congress
will find itself, as did the preceding one,
unable to agree upon remedial plan.
There ought to be some bankruptcy
legislation, but the demands in this direc-
ton made by the great business centers OF
the country have been ignored in the past,
and they may be ignored again. There
will probably be efforts made to provide
some national. legislation against the en-
croschments of anarchy the defective in
terstate commerce bill will perhaps be
amended in some particulars, and there
will be the usual and inevitable flood OF
private pension bill and Duck Greek i'm
provement jobs.
But on the whole it may be safely estl-
mated that there will not be much law
making at this session. But there will be
plenty of partisan politics and stump
oratory in the Record during the coming
winter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24
TOO MUCH SPECULATION.

Yes! business is dull Nearly every line
of trade is suffering from depression
hat seems disheartening, but when it
comes to looking the matter square in the
face, is it not to be admitted that the
present stagnation has arisen from ten
dency in the past of expecting too much,
and reckless speculation on future pos
sibilities rather than from a malignant
Generalization, the recovery from which
will be long and tedious, and which even
then would leave a weakened state of body
that people would be fearful to trust.
The trouble is, We have been
building too strongly on prospects"
Prospects are all very well in their way
but for solid business structures, they are
not foundation to be implicitly relied
upon. The present depression is but
what might have been expected as re-
suit of too much enthusiasm of what
we thought was going to be--but which,
ortunately-wasnt.
From it we can learn lesson. Bust
ness will revive, and that at no very dis
tant day, and with it will come DISPOSE
tion to do business on safer principles,
less speculation, and with more substan-
tial profit to all. Mark it well-Austin
can look hopefully to the future and fear
not.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24

In case they are neglected now the stat.
will find it difficult hereafter to establish
claim. In regard to the item of S,O221I
acres of land floated in McLennan countv
it is submitted that the legislature is per.
haps the only source from which relief
can be expected.
The regents are glad to say that the al
tendance of students at the University ia
increasing. Last year there we're enrolled
246. At the present time November s.
1881 there are twenty more than at the
corresponding time last year. AS befor,
stated there are more students than can
be assembled in any room of the build.
ing, and next to the employment of ad-
ditional professors is the completion of
the present University building.
Respectfully submitted,
THos. D. WoorBs,
President Board of Regents, University
of Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24
THE FINA Noes OF THE UNIVERSITY

The showing made by the report of the
regents to the governor and educational
board, of the financial condition of the
University presents a most deplorsble
state of affairs. So far from those hope.
and expectations existing at the time OF
the opening of the University, as to
widening the scope of its usefulness by
adding to the number of professors and
increasing the facilities for practical in
struction being realized, there is now an
impending danger that even the present
efficiency of the University will be i'm.
paired by deficiency in the funds requi-
site to carrying on the institution. The
regents point out in their report how the
income of the University arising from its
bonds. will, in a short time, be reduced, be-
cause of the compulsory investment of the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24

funds accrulng from these bonds at their
maturity, in other bonds bearing less
rate of interest than the ones at present
owned by the University. This loss to the
income of the institution, from and after
1891, is estimated at nearly $4,000 annu-
ally, until In 1906, when more bonds fall
due and another slice is cut off the in
come. But this is not the only leakage.
The interest on notes given for the pur-
chase of University lands is falling way
behind, and, though steps are being taken
by the legal authorities to collect this in
tsrest (and, in many instances, the principal)
yet at this time the University is sadly in
need OF this money. Again, its
lands have been badly handled, or
rather they have been so neglected and
left to the free and unimpeded use of
free-grazing cattle barons, that not a
1.-THE of the income from the lease money
they should bring in has been collected.
1t is stated that Commissioner Hall, three
or four months ago, sent out a special
agent to classify the University lands, but
will he be made special agent to adver-
tise and lease the lands after classified
ton: 1t is an enormous task to look
after thirty or forty million acres of land,
and, if the state can accomplish the work
of leasing her school lands, she will have
her hands full without caring for the two
million acres Of University lands. The
demand the regents made OF
the Lass legislature, to be allowed
to take exclusive control of the
University lands, was eminently a
pertinent and just demand, made solely
in the best interest of the University and
the state, that should in every way encour
age this, the best child of her adoption
1t is bad enough, heaven knows, for this
fundamental, while at the same time
browning institution of the state not tc
be able to grow to the stature marked ou'
for it at the time of its inception, but fol
it now to be cramped for funds to main
tain it in the position where it!
infancy found it, is shameful. And a.
this time it ID anything but pleasing tt
note certain passage in the regents re-
port that reads as follows: "But the money
borrowed from the University fund 10 pay
the per diem of members of the legisla-
ture has never been refunded
That money was $9O,0OO enough
to have run the institution
for more than years time, or to have
completed the unfinished University
buildings. Think of paying any per diem
to an assanine legislature that has not
sense enough to vote money for such q
grand institution as our State University
or that in its stultified ignorance refuses
to lend its aid to the able board of regents
who have the institution in charge, an6
who plead with it to be allowed to take
charge of the 100000 acres of lands, and
so handle them as to make a living in
, come for the University. The legislatures
of Texas have much to answer for, but
nothing more grevious than their treat
ment of the University. The present ad-
ministration should not rest until back
moneys, due to the University, are turned
into its treasury, and all its lands are
bringing in the rental they should.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24
NOVEMBER MUSINGS.

Is it not so, that, year by year,
More friends ore far who once were near
Isl: not so, that day by day,
More joys Of earth have passed away
Is it not so? The golden light
Which made youths early morning bright,
Has set for ever in the sea,
The ocean of eternity.
For ever fed, for ever pact,
Those visions fair, too bright to last;
Our dear ones dead, our courage gone,
And shades of evening drawing on.
All souls are ThiAe-our souls opprebt
By WEAKNESS and deep unrest;
And theirs, Father, whom Thy hand
Keeps safely in the unseen land
Too Oft on earth Thy will they crossed,
Thy loving guidance, missed or lost;
But now the wandering child has Gene
To shelter in his Fathers home.
What though, perchGnce, little while
He may not feel fathers smile?
That rod and staff the child must love,
Which fit him for his place above;
Must love the suffering sent to dress
His soul in robe of righteousness,
Till he, made pure, with saints may zee
The glorious vision, Lord, of Thee!
And for our souls on earth, to them
Come whisperings from Jerusalem;
Come sweet, low notes Of that glad ssAE-
Aye chanted by the heavenly thronP.
Lies setting sun gives promise sure
OF life which changeless shall endure;
Mere dear than voice of dearest friend,
Hist am with you to the end!''
Thro' death to life, thro' night to day;
Thro' grief to joys none take away;
Thro' parting to reunion blest,
Perpetual light; eternal rest TB.I
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24

The papers of Texas might as well let
up on Nina Spies. If she makes up with
her aunt and gets that 100000, hardly
an editor in Texas but would fall down
and worship her, after all the hard things
said of the girl. Isn't that so' Answer
Gazette, Age, and Express.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24

DURING the month of October there
were in NewOrleans ia cases of diptheria
and 80 deaths from that disease, or about
one in every three. The statistics given
in the Picayune show it as fatal disease
a. yellow fever.
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24

The democratic party is in the saddle
again, and it is there to stay. 1t has buried
opposition parties in the past, and will
bury Others in the future. II has about
finished the grave of the republican party,
and next year it will bury that party.
Lord help US to be sufficiently thankful.
-Shelbyyille Democrat, Dem.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-24
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Mrs. Highmind-"I suppose you go to
church," New Nurse Girl-"Oh, yes,
ma'sm; every Sunday" Mrs. H.-"Whas
text does your minister choose mostly
n. N. G.-"They're all from the Bible:
Mrs. HI see; one of those old
fashioned preachers. It'd Bits.
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The following is the report of the
board of reg ents of the University, which
was submitted to the board of education,
along with the annual report of the
faculty.